William hill



(No Model.)

W. HILL, Jr. BROOM HOLDER.

No. 243,898. Patented July 5,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

WILLIAM HILL, JR, OF LIMESTONE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB OF TWO-THIRDS TO J.W. PORTER AND MYRON H. PAXON, OF SAME PLACE.

BROOM-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,898, dated July 5,1881.

Application filed April 12, 1881. (No model.)

1' all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. HILL, J r., of Limestone, Oattaraugus county,New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in 5 Broom Hangersand Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and the letters or figures of reference markedthereon.

My invention relates to broom-hanging devices, and the object is toovercome the defects of other forms of hangers and holders.

To this end the nature of my invention consists in means, that willhereinafter be described, for grasping and holding the broom free fromcontact with anything else.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of mydevice; and Fig. 2, aface view, showing the position of the parts whilegrasping a broom or other handle.

A represents the plate, which is attached to the wall a suitabledistance above the floor in any proper manner.

0 O are the arms for grasping a broom-han- 2 5 dle S, a broom-handle.The arms 0 O are pivoted at c c, and work up anddown, or, in otherwords, work parallel to the face of the plate A. Lugs 9 upon the latterlimit the upward movement, and lugs 01 limit the downward movement andserve as supports or rests for the arms when the device is not in use.

Projecting at right angles to and forming part of the arms 0 O aresub-arms or projections 0, which form the real grasping de- 5 vice. Thefree ends of these projections o are beveled inward, for the purpose ofaffording an easy entrance for the broom-handle, which is grasped by theedges of the projections, as shown in Fig. 2. I

40 A spring, L, for forcing down the arms 0, is attached to one of thearms at c. The other end is left free to slide in a hole in theprojection c. This spring is used to force the projections 0 against thebroom-handle.

4 5 If desired,the springmaybe dispensed with but I prefer to use it, asit makes the arms more certain to catch.

A lug, z, is placed between the arms immediately below the spring, forthe purpose of protecting the latter from being injured by thebroom-handle. It also serves as a guard to protect the walls, as thebroom will be held some distance off from it by the lug.

The operation is simple. The arms are supposed to bein thepositionshownin Fig. 1,which 5 5 shows the location of the parts when ready toreceive a handle. The handle of the broom is now forced between thebeveled projections o of the arms 0, which will be elevated by thebroom-handle. If the hand be now removed from the handle, the latterwill rest by its own weight upon the lower edges of projections 0 and befirmly held in position. If the spring L be used, it will. assist inforcing the projections against the broom-handle. To re- 6 5 move thebroom it will only be necessary to slightly lift and at the same timepull it toward the operator, and it will be free. The arms will then befree to fall upon the lugs d. The spring L, if used, will also forcethem down to the same position, and the device will be ready to receivethe same broom or another article.

I am aware that it is not new to provide broom-holders with pivoted jawsthat move parallel with the face of its support, which is provided withshoulders or lugs to limit the upward and downward movement of the jaws,and to that I make no claim. My device differs from the above in thatthe arms are piv- 8o oted upon a flat surface and requires lugs bothabove and below the arms to limit the movements of said arms.

I am also aware that it is not new to force the jaws together by meansof a spring placed 8 5 between the rear projections of the jaws, andthis I do not claim.

What I claim as new isl. A broom -hanger plate having pivoted armsprovided with projections for grasping go the broom-handle,lugs forlimiting the upward and downward movement of said pivoted arms, and aspring for forcing the arms downward, all combined and arrangedsubstantially as described. 5

2. A broom-hanger plate having pivoted arms provided with projectionsfor grasping the broom-handle, lugs for limiting the upward and downwardmovement of said pivoted arms,

a spring for forcing the arms downward, and

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 10 a lug to hold the broomfrom the Wall all comhave hereunto set my hand this 7th day of bined andarranged substantially as shown.

3. A broom-hanger plate, A,having pivoted April, 1881. arms 0 O, lugs gand d, and spring L, all arranged and combined substantially as shown.

4. A broom-hanger plate, A, having pivoted arms 0 O, lugs g and d,spring L, and lug z, all combined and arranged substantially asdescribed.

WILLIAM HILL, JR.

YVitnesses:

D. L. LEWIs, M. F. HALLEOK.

